ALS drug edaravone tested for Long-Term safety in 96-Week study

NCT ID NCT04577404

First seen Sep 30, 2025 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 19 times

Summary

This study looked at the long-term safety of an oral form of edaravone, a medication for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), over 96 weeks. It involved 124 people who had already completed a previous edaravone study. The main goal was to track side effects and see how well patients tolerated the drug over time.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aichi Medical University Hospital

    Nagakute-shi, Aichi-ken, 480-1195, Japan

  • Alleghany General Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

  • CHU-Nice - Hopital Pasteur 2

    Nice, Cedex 1, 06001, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Esquirol

    Limoges, Marcland, 87025, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, 33400, France

  • Deutsche Klinik fuer Diagnostik

    Wiesbaden, Hesse, 65191, Germany

  • Emory University - School of Medicine

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30317-2819, United States

  • Fondazione Serena Onlus - Azienda Ospedaliera Niguarda Ca Granda - Centro Clinico Nemo (Neuro Muscular Omnicentre)

    Milan, 20162, Italy

  • Fukushima Medical University Hospital

    Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan

  • Heritage Medical Research Clinic - University Of Calgary

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada

  • Hopital Pierre Wertheimer - Hopital Neurologique

    Paris, 75013, France

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21209, United States

  • Juntendo University Hospital

    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan

  • Kagawa University Hospital

    Kita-gun, Kagawa-ken, 761-0793, Japan

  • Kansai Electric Power Hospital Recruiting

    Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 553-0003, Japan

  • Kitasato University Hospital

    Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

    Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30625, Germany

  • Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada

  • Murakami Karindoh Hospital

    Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 819-8585, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Chibahigashi National Hospital

    Chiba, Chiba, 260-8712, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, 063-0005, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Iou National Hospital

    Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, 920-0192, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Saishun Medical Center

    Koshi-shi, Kumamoto, 861-1196, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders

    Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-8688, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Toneyama Medical Center

    Toyonaka-shi, Osaka, 560-8552, Japan

  • Neurology Associates, P.C - Lincoln

    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68506, United States

  • Neuromuscular Research Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85028, United States

  • Niigata University Medical And Dental Hospital

    Niigata, Niigata, 951-8520, Japan

  • Ospedale San Raffaele (HSR) (Istituto Scientifico Universitario San Raffaele)

    Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy

  • Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17025, United States

  • Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital

    Ōtsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan

  • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) - Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) - The Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Disease Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States

  • Texas Neurology, PA

    Dallas, Texas, 75214, United States

  • Toho University Omori Medical Center

    Ōta-ku, Tokyo, 143-8541, Japan

  • Tohoku University Hospital

    Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital

    Fuchū, Tokyo, 183-0042, Japan

  • UF Health Cancer Center

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610-3633, United States

  • Universita degli Studi di Torino - Centro Regionale Esperto Per La Sclerosi Laterale Amiotrofica (CRESLA)

    Turin, Piedmont, 10126, Italy

  • University of Alberta - Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre (WCM)

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada

  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) - The J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Woodland Research Northwest

    Rogers, Arkansas, 72758, United States

  • Yokohama City University Hospital

    Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan

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